Entitlements from the government have placed many low income inner-city individuals and families in a box, with decreasing avenues of escape; just as it has been planned. The inhabitants of the inner-city, most with limited educational acumen, hit the voting booth to cast ballots for those who have proclaimed they are here to help.
However, most of these folks gaining the confidence of the inner-city population, are impostors; power hungry individuals and charter members of the ruling class who make a business of keeping trouble and utilize the low information crowd as permanent supporters.
With regard to the inner-city residents, do you think they can tell?
They cannot, and most will not force the issue, refusing to seek freedom from an oppressive government. Those with the benefits to dole out control those who receive them, from day to day life to dreams of dignity and success.
Therefore, it is said.
"Welcome my son, welcome to the machine. What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream". Imagine being placed in a box by a ruling class which limits what you can dream?
Dreams are in flames in Baltimore. Dreams these youthful Orioles will never see.
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
Time-Pink Floyd
This truly excellent piece by Jim Quinn over at his top notch website The Burning Platform is not only well worth your time, but must be defined as required reading. Mr. Quinn, who I would not know if he rang the front doorbell, has remarkable knowledge of the economic and social adversities plaguing our nation and presents well thought out and referenced material backing his eloquent opinions, the majority of which I find to be right on target.
On many occasion, you can find the stellar work of Mr. Quinn re-posted over on Zero Hedge, certainly among the top sites anyone interested in economics, finance and the intervention of government around the global economy.
Quinn has an additional gift in matching lyrics of time tested material by the finest in music, most notably Pink Floyd, to assist in his demonstration. Each of these efforts have been tremendous, as is his latest tying the classic Floyd tune "Time" to the citizenry failing to recognize "No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun". Intervention by government has placed the citizenry in a financial box by design. Seniors wealth is being eaten away and the difficulty of the young to obtain decent wealth levels has grown exponentially, strangled with a lack of quality available employment and extreme debt. In chasing the American dream, we are all "Shorter of breath and one day closer to death." Stealing wealth from the citizenry, eliminating employment opportunities through taxation and regulation places a stranglehold on those seeking prosperity through the freedom of the marketplace. Some will achieve greatness in the face of this orchestrated adversity, but the greater majority will be beaten down by failure and succumb to the crowd whose monthly income is enhanced by government assistance. It is important to note that those who are endowed enough to promise such benefits are equally able to take them away, unless you conform to their wished. The electorate drowning in the sea of irrelevance described by Aldous Huxley become those "Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town, Waiting for someone or something to show you the way".
Think about all those who complain about "The Man", then go out and vote for those who employ "The Man", the progressive big government officials the low information voters think is working ever so hard to help them. All part of the Cloward & Piven strategy.
You cannot go out and discuss with the low information crowd the affects of price controls have on them, or how raising the minimum wage actually raises unemployment, makes life more difficult for those who receive the higher wage and limits choice of all of consumers.
Getting their attention can only be accomplished by an intervention in culture. Glenn Beck is attempting this over at The Blaze, and Jim Quinn, through his utilization of Pink Floyd, often presents the compelling facts entangled with musical brilliance, which would shine like a crazy diamond for anyone who wishes to see.
Alarm bells are going off, and the phone is ringing. It is 3AM!
Thanks in part to the idiotic decision by the Romney campaign to not run this ad, none of the alarm bells or phone calls have been answered under the Obama administration. People, American heroes, have died.
What does it matter cried former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?
Excuse me?
Our government lying to the citizenry and the families of the slain heroes, is of critical importance. Unless of course, you are in power and cannot be concerned with the proles who employed you to represent them.
We have an administration exhibiting a level of arrogance rarely witnessed who takes great pleasure in distorting the facts, initiating falsehoods and operating outside both the checks and balances of our republic and the rule of law. Their actions make Richard Nixon look like a childish prankster.
While the events of Benghazi encapsulate the deterioration of sanity at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, most Democrats have made the choice to protect their party leaders rather than helping protect the rule of law and dignity of those who serve our country. The media is apparently going to sit it out, but the American citizens had better not.
While the stars continue to dance, the freedoms and liberties we hold dear are promptly eroding. It would be far past time to answer the bell, for the rounds are getting late.
We are running out of time to thwart the oppressive encroachment. When the rule of law is lost, when the song is over, who will be left to tell you where to run?
As the dust settles in the aftermath of the terrorist bombings in Boston last week, the investigation is in high gear. So is the propaganda.
Among the things that we can reasonably conclude it that the Chechen brothers Tsarnaev carried out the bombings at the Boston Marathon and killed an MIT Security Officer while on the run. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother, was killed while Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured last Friday night.
The brothers were radical Islamic terrorists, individuals the Russian government warned the US authorities about. That these jihadist killers were loose in America after multiple warnings is a substantial failure of those charged in counter terrorism. Of course, President Obama does not recognize the United States is engaged in a war on terror with radical Islamic jihadist terrorists, has embraced Muslim interests and has reduced the capabilities of our counter terrorism efforts. These failures are partially responsible for the bloodshed in Boston.
An unsolved triple homicide, which occurred in Boston on September 11, 2011, resulted in the death of the supposed best friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Reports suggest a bloody scene, and that Tsarnaev did not attend the funeral of his friend. Not often confused as Jim Rockford, I got this cold case just about closed.
Obama is pushing significant legislation on gun control and immigration, both of which, in the rear view mirror of Boston, should be soundly defeated. While our citizenry is becoming increasingly concerned about losing the right to defend themselves against a tyrannical government, Bostonians without firearms left control of their livelihood and property in the hands of law enforcement. We are big fans of law enforcement, but they did loose these guys a couple of different times, and a private citizen alerted the police about the eventual whereabouts of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Meanwhile, the lack of proper enforcement of current immigration laws has allowed jihadists of all shapes and sizes to enter this country without documentation. Our citizens are paying with bloodshed. We must have the ability to protect our livelihood and property from the terrorist roaming our streets, and both legislative initiatives should be soundly defeated.
Furthermore, the brothers had no credible source of employment, yet were reported to have expensive foreign automobiles. Tamerlan Tsarnaev flew to Russia, where he spent six months before returning, all the while his family was on welfare. Yep, in the interest of fairness at the hand of wealth transformation, the 47% were alarmingly helping to fund these, and God knows how many other, terrorists.
Although the administration hopes we figure all those responsible have been apprehended, the case does not wrap up with the brothers Tsarnaev.
There is little doubt the brothers were part of a larger sleeper cell with others involved, and then there is the case of the Saudi national.
Caution America!
Is the Saudi a third terrorist who the authorities initially identified and have now discarded as a suspect?
A third terrorist originally fingered by law enforcement who then disappears from the radar of those charged with the investigation? My memory banks immediately deposited in my mind the events surrounding the Oklahoma City bombing. Yes, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were no doubt the agents of terror on this day, but did they have help? The FBI originally thought so, the third terrorist. In her book "The Third Terrorist", Jayna Davis recounts the story and identifies who the third terrorist was. A compelling read to be sure.
There is quite a bit of information regarding the Saudi, who nobody in the mainstream media will mention, making the rounds many on non mainstream sites. Some are very credible, including The Blaze, Gateway Pundit and Brietbart, many are reporting what is out there and there are those who are reporting unreasonable and undocumented conspiracies.
CNN's John King was first to report that a "dark skinned male" individual had been arrested. Fran Townsend of CNN also reported the arrest. But did King, a veteran reporter who later back tracked history in embarrassment, really make such a significant error or was he purposefully hung out to dry by his sources? Was he set up, or was King in fact originally correct?
The Saudi in question was initially identified as a suspect and placed under guard at his hospital room after supposedly having been injured at the bombings. An "event" file was made on him, which The Blaze has record of, although Homeland Security Janet Napolitano condescendingly denied while being questioned by Congress. A handful of Congressman, inclusive of Jeff Tucker, (R:SC), are asking questions.
Glenn Beck recaps where we are with respect to the Saudi national in the following report:
While the Obama administration and their mainstream media propaganda arm continues to distort the facts on the brothers Tsarnaev and lie to the American people regarding this prospective Saudi national terrorist, the truth seekers will continue uncover the facts.
There are seemingly dozens of question that need to be asked, about the Tsarnaev brothers, the connection to the radical Islamic jihadists and the potential for some extremely troubling answers regarding the Saudi national. A handful of the inquiries are as follows:
* Who exactly is the Saudi national, described as Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi?
*How did this hospitalized individual go from suspect to student (who never intended the school he came to America to attend)?
*Describe the area of discussion of the scheduled and of record walk by meetings President Obama had with the Saudi Foreign Minister?
*As Alharbi is known to have an "event" file, why was there efforts to hastily deport him?
If Michelle Obama did in fact visit Alharbi in the hospital, we really must demand to know just what the hell is going on here?
The situation is fluid, and without being directly involved in any area of the investigations, it it difficult to separate the facts from the noise. Given we do know the history of the Obama administration to distort the truth (unemployment number an example), we really are not sure what is going on, but it all seems troubling to say the least.
We do know the events surrounding this bombing are centered around radical Islamic jihad, and given the position the Obama administration takes regarding Islamic terrorists and its coziness with The Muslim Brotherhood, we likely have not seen the last of terror on our streets.
Furthermore, the difficulty in determining us and them, who is who and who is on what side is increasing. While is gets sorted out, the answer lies in standing firmly in our divinely inspired founding first principles.
For a myriad of reasons, recently I have been thinking about George Orwell's 1984. With the re-election of President Barack Obama, as Victor Davis Hanson appropriately pointed out in a recent Investors Business Daily editorial piece, the "Beast Reagan Aimed To Starve Good To Gorge Under Obama." Sadly, right on target.
The recent death of famed economist James M. Buchanan, a leading scholar in "public choice" economic theory, reminded us of conclusions drawn, most accurately noted that those elected to government do not leave their ideology and self interests behind at the door. While in itself this is not necessarily a bad thing, it reminds that proper checks and balances are required from the citizenry as increased government interjection in the economy reduces freedom and liberty and is destined for failure.
A case study for that conclusion is examined in an excellent article the crossed my transom the other day regarding the significant decline of many large American cities. Michael Snyder, from The Economic Collapse blog is the author, details how cities such as Detroit, Oakland and Chicago have become infested with gangs, with increasing violence and lawlessness, and are deteriorating from within. Government in these cities, due to financial constraints caused by idiotic progressive policies of social justice, have been forced to reduce effort to combat the criminals.
Chicago is particularly noteworthy. The south side, where the greater majority of murders are taking place, is home to our President; Barack Obama. With MSNBC contemplating that his record as President should place him upon Mount Rushmore, it is mind boggling he could not, or would not, have accomplished anything with respect to reducing the despair and hopelessness of those in the area that leads to this type of destructive behavior.
For the failure in that regard that was Obama, now his former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is now mayor, and he has absolutely given up. Can he not do the job, or does he have an interest in not doing the job? It is the latter.
Those in power like to have chaos on the streets, which leads the ill-informed to think they are in need of help from anyone who can curtail the situation. By not enforcing laws and creating dependency among the less educated, the government creates an environment of hopelessness and dependency which leads to escalating crime resulting the community to cry out for help. When they do so, it is the government to the rescue, the same folks who created the problem. Oh, what job security.
In reflecting back to post war London in Orwell's 1984, wild dogs roamed the streets of a rundown city of crumbling buildings and deteriorating public services. As noted above, several major US cites are following this pattern, with dangerous, violent urban killing fields where many are robbed of their identity and are hopeless, resulting in increasing violence and civil unrest the government fails to adequately curtail, and this is not by accident.
Over at The Burning Platform blog, a series of articles have been undertaken interacting the works of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley with the ever increasing control of the government, combined with the brilliant work of British rock super group Pink Floyd. The blog posts, Hey You, and Mother Should I Trust The Government, are simply required reading.
While I do not agree with all the context presented, I find most of it right on target and it does give us much to decipher. Interacting Pink Floyd with the posts is very cool, and if you reflect back on Floyd's "The Wall", it is most appropriate.
Although all us makers are quite busy keeping all the takers afloat while the Obama administration executes their transformation of wealth plan, we must create the time in our lives to get informed and resist "inner party" as they continue to gain greater control over our lives. If not, before too long we may find ourselves on the dark side with no exits remaining for escape.
We don't need no thought control, but we do need education on how our freedoms and liberties are being reduced. On that lovely note, hoping they keep their hands of my stash, for Sunday Night Song, here is Roger Waters of Pink Floyd as he performed for the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy relief concert.
It is Friday and I am off to the Hard Rock Live in Orlando for Classic Albums Live performance of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here". These artists, who after performing the highlighted album note for note song for song, take a break and return to play other hits by the featured band. They are nothing short of outstanding!
While at the show, during these economically tough times, I am sure one item won't be far from the mind of most patrons: Money! With that in mind, here is Floyd from Dark Side of the Moon with Money!
Investors Business Daily, editorializing about potential cabinet members of President-elect Barack Obama, has put forth an alarming scenario which every American citizen should read in Another Brick In "The Wall".
Among those being considered by the Obama transition team for the post of Attorney General (a post likely to have gone to Rudolph Giuliani had McCain won) is former Clinton administration member Jamie Gorelick. As IBD accurately points out, this woman has the distinction of being negatively involved in the conditions that allowed 9-11 to take place and how the housing crisis to unfolded. Gorelick, as a member of the 9-11 commission, displayed a level of arrogance not commonly witnessed given her actions in placing the "wall" between governmental agencies prohibiting the "connecting of the dots".
Adding to idiocy, she spent several years, pocketing millions, as a board member of Fannie Mae, along with Jim Johnson and under CEO Franklin Raines, both of whom are former Clinton administration players and Obama advisors. Can you imagine?
For the love of Pete, could we please keep this woman away from things that negatively affect our children's future?
Anyhow, IBD slams her finger in the door, as well they should, particularly since the conductors of the Obama train, or the mainstream media, won't.
BAHL is a REALTOR, Real Estate Investor and Residential Real Estate Appraiser in Orlando. He holds a BS degree in Economics from Florida State University.
